South Africa

PARLIAMENT, February 8 (ANA) – The national minimum wage (NMW) of R20 per hour, set to be implemented on May 1 next year, was not a living wage, but a step towards income equality in South Africa, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday. “This is a firm foundation of moving our country towards a […]

CAPE TOWN – A few hundred people gathered at the St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town on Wednesday, where the Save South Africa campaign gave civil society organisations and individuals a platform to talk about how they saw the state of the country. On the eve of President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address […]

JOHANNESBURG – Jack Bloom, a Democratic Alliance (DA) MPL in Gauteng and DA Shadow MEC for Health, who was among those opposed to the disastrous transfer of mentally ill patients from Life Esidemeni to unlicensed NGOs, said he was being prevented from inspecting a state facility in Lenasia. The health ombudsman’s recent report indicated that […]

CAPE TOWN – Former South African president Thabo Mbeki pointed to an elephant in the room at the Investing in Mining Indaba on Wednesday when he said the Africa Mining Vision was great, but asked why more progress had not been made. Mbeki had been asked to comment after attending a session on the Africa […]

Members of the Save SA movement accused President Jacob Zuma’s supporters of disrupting their press conference in Cape Town on Wednesday afternoon. A video emerged from the twitter account of Lawson Naidoo referring to “Zuma’s informal troops” disrupting proceedings. This was retweeted by the Save SA twitter handle with the hashtag The #realSONA. Zuma’s informal troops […]

Xhosa king Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu told former AU chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma that South Africa is not ready for a female president. The Sowetan ran a story that quoted the king as making the remarks to Dlamini-Zuma, who has the backing of the ANC Women’s League to become president of the ruling party. The site quotes the […]

As Sipho Pityana of the Save South Africa movement delivered his “alternative” State of the Nation address in Cape Town yesterday, twitter responded with vigour. While there were retweets and votes of confidence, there was also very harsh criticism. President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to deliver his 10th State of The Nation address in Parliament […]

JOHANNESBURG – The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Wednesday refuted allegations by the Democratic Alliance (DA) that it failed to act and prevent the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients after a complaint by an NGO concerning their transfer from Life Healthcare Esidimeni. The commission’s Bongani Majola said the he was concerned that the DA […]

JOHANNESBURG, February 8 (ANA) – A body of a man was found on Wednesday morning lying in the middle of the Indaba Lane in Muldersdrift, ER24 said. Spokesperson Russel Meiring said paramedics were dispatched to the scene after security forces found the naked body. “Paramedics assessed the man and found that he had sustained a […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African Airways (SAA) and a number of other airlines have cancelled flights to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the Nigerian capital Abuja due to the dangers posed by the state of disrepair of the runway. SAA cancelled flights for six weeks, as repairs on the runway began on Wednesday. This follows an […]

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